But earlier this week, a Change.org petition was created that asks the Commission on Presidential Debates “consider and provide the opportunity to Mr. Stewart to host one of the three major presidential debates directly preceding the 2016 election.”

Change.org said in a blog post that the petition became the fastest-growing on the site. On Wednesday morning, it had 6,000 signatures. By Friday morning, it had almost reached its goal of 150,000 signatures.

“Jon Stewart is more than qualified to tackle the moderating job,” the petitioner, New Jersey resident Mariel Waters, wrote. “Mr. Stewart has interviewed 15 heads of state, 22 members of the United States Cabinet, 32 members of the United States Senate, 7 members of the United States House of Representatives, and scores of other political leaders from this country and around the world.”

“With Jon retiring from ‘The Daily Show’ and a presidential election a little over a year away, I though this would be a great opportunity to get the ball rolling again on this great idea,” Waters said.